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Ademir Jesus Morales Rojas
Socrates and the young Hegesias Melito were commissioned by the Athens government to investigate a strange cult in the remote village of delicate political situation Athens Tarsis.La required that problems of this nature, fully affect the structure of the official religion, were met immediately, failing to motivate severe catastrophes distrusted government sociales.Pero bold philosopher Socrates, who still enjoys great popular support, it was very close to the sense of decisions power in turn, is why the beating was accompanied by Melito, a rival of Socrates in several of its proposals in the Council; his secret task was to keep track of any details of the actions of Socrates to resolve the conflict of Tarshish. Socrates for his part, had agreed to join this committee, worried and anxious to help his dear disciple Hegesias, promoting, for this purpose the integration of the young to the small group, so that through the implementation of the commission, to distract him from extreme pessimism, which interpreted the Socratic teaching as a dead end whose only acceptable resolution would be suicide. Soon arrived at the remote community, eerily isolated among stony hills and lonely.
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Socrates immediately requested a meeting with representatives of the people of Tarshish, who appeared immediately, and even responded to each question and provided all information requested, in the eyes of the old sage, not escape a disguised attitude ladina.Los reported as inhabitants of Tarshish, as from a certain infamous night, several young pastors had been brutally attacked in the hills of this inexplicable cercanas.Luego initial attack befell many others, resulting in a large number of nubile victims killed and then eaten as a mysterious beast had traveled there, leaving a bloody trail. Relatives of the victims, were devoted whole weeks to hunt down the elusive animal, until finally a group of them came with the predator's lair. But instead of being able to exterminate the threat, all but one of them perished there. The survivors soon after, in his last moments he said certainly surprising that the hangman in question was a god, a real and impressive sátiro.Los terrified inhabitants of Tarshish in the bottom-most pleased by the extraordinary circumstances become your community, now As the center of a new sanctuary, a place where it was shown by the presence of the divine-as decided to worship, the abode of God: a dark cave at the top of a nearby mountain. Then they carried him out there raising a place of sacrifice, where periodically offered in ritual to a young man who honored and proud, he chose to be a pledge for the satyr divine.
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Melito, arrogant, crass those pastors ordered to suspend its rituals and immediately closed down the shrine, and also demanded that they all stuck to the rules and practices established religion, since failure to do so would be executed by the Athenian troops. Loa people of Tarshish, with barely suppressed irritation began to mumble indirect threatening. Socrates mediator intervened there, and asked the villagers show him the commission, the abode of dios.Pero although they accepted it without qualms, a furious storm precluded such an inspection. Hurry to the next meeting of government, to be held the next day, the committee members decided to return ready to Athens, but nevertheless, as a result of this game required, Melito decided to leave in Tarsis, a delegate representative of Athenian government, to Hegesias, for waking the order there (Melito did this in order to remove him by all possible means of protection de Sócrates, para luego anexar inteligentemente, a su propia causa, a un joven tan prometedor). Sócrates, aún dubitativo, tuvo que secundar esta última resolución, pero antes de irse recomendó además, que se suspendieran todos los sacrificios definitivamente, y también los ritos, hasta que estos fueran observados y evaluados por otra comisión inspectora- para el filósofo, las muertes varías suscitadas recientemente en ese lugar, no eran obra más que de algún feroz jabalí, y así se lo hizo saber en privado a sus compañeros: Melito, concedió estar de acuerdo con él; Hegesias asintió en silencio, al escuchar la explicación de su sabio mentor.Antes de partir, Socrates spoke Hegesias apart, to urge it to evaluate this unique opportunity that presented itself to safeguard the moral law and official institutions, and also from this, the young man was able to find a foundation and guide for his troubled life: he struggled then perfected in his being and through reasoning, and constant self-examination, eradicate, his sickly melancolía.Hegesias assured him it would act to depart without worries, and to wait its next meeting with the study group sponsored by the old philosopher, as the Athenian government resolve how to act in Tarshish. Socrates even could see the distant farewell to his dear disciple, for a moment just before it was lost in the rough distance.
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Before the messenger to communicate the urgent announcement, Socrates sensed that something was wrong in Tarshish. And indeed, reporting from nearby villages to it that was compelling presence in the village of the sanctuary of the satyr, for there fan chaos had returned. Melito immediately summoned to the departure, he irritated, all the way Socrates reproached him with the grave situation and indirectly I blamed her. Deeply concerned about the fate of Hegesias, the old philosopher atención.Arribaron just put the village: it was almost empty, no sign of Hegesias. Socrates asked a paralyzed old man was lying about where they were all that was happening in Tarshish. The old man reported having ceremony at the shrine, carried out on the fly, to ingratiate himself with dismayed dios.Sócrates imperiously called Melito bring together military and neighboring towns that would lead to political urgentemente.El shrine called him proud angry, please do not give him orders, but to perceive a hint of anger in the face of Silenus of the old philosopher, decided not to risk more and hurried to make the request. Socrates immediately rose, heading for the cave divine. Once near her, heard ominous music and songs of praise. Sought a route between the harsh rocks closer to the place, thus avoiding further to the crowd. He looked out to see what was happening in the home of the satyr. Was stunned by what he saw then: in the place of sacrifice, a clear run at large and outside the cave, filled with human bones and an intolerable stench, just there, was naked and unbound Hegesias kneeling on the altar of rock and also invoked large-pitched voices, the presence of the satyr, prompting him to abandon the depths of the cave, pleading with sweet invitations and offerings completely twisted decidido.De Suddenly a shadow appeared in the doorway of the cave. Socrates was very disturbed when he beheld in all its fullness, in the light of many torches, the terrifying figure of the satyr of Tarshish. The god, the sight of Hegesias, his victim helpless and anxious, the mood was injected blood and rushed forward on it.The brutal young excited to see the full grotesque figure approaching, opened his arms to receive the executioner to the fullest. At that time Socrates rushed from his lofty hiding place, and surprising all the celebrants, sword appeared in the casualty clearing. The satyr dropped then Hegesias, who fell to the ground moaning and bone giving then curled a corner, waiting in expectation. The creature advanced to Sócrates furious roar. The philosopher then stepped back and lowered his sword, trying to be heard by the satyr. He said he had reviewed public records in Athens, which had been discovered there, his true identity and his tragedy: the satyr was only the deformed son of a sibyl belonging to Delphi and had retired to Tarshish at maturity, after have completed their work at the headquarters of the famous oracle. Socrates told the monstrous thing that no doubt their malformations were the result of unhealthy fumes of the oracle at Delphi, who had sucked his mother for the purpose of allowing flooding by the god, and thus be able to pronounce his enigmatic statements. The satyr was speechless to hear this, but did not cease to move towards the wise old man with claws raised. Socrates continued talking and he said he did not deserve any god exist to warrant the pain and death of people, and it was truly divine man, courageously facing all obscurities and limitations of such a condition. Finally invited him to take this opportunity because it is therefore reasonable to stop help guide to go beyond their physical obstacles. The sad be finally lowered his arms, appeased. Socrates sighed. But just then Hegesias, giving an angry shriek, rushed furiously on the satyr. This, again feel irritated because of this invitation to disaster, took the neck and began to shake Hegesias frantically. Socrates at this, decided and acted to the satyr was brandishing a sword. Suddenly the creature let go and faced Hegesias Socrates. Grabbed the gun, threw her down and put his knees bent over the chest. Then held up the sword, and without hesitation, it pierced his heart. The villagers were agitated angry, and they were about the lynching, when he arrived at Melito place with the troops, which quickly took control of the situation. Melito, looking at the shocking scene of Socrates, sitting up, Hegesias knees and the pathetic figure of the deformed body with gun in his chest, he understood everything and smiled slyly with an air of triumph. Hegesias while covering their nakedness, stuck in Socrates a look of infinite hatred, the old philosopher was confronted with a wave of unabashed piety. Hegesias Eventually, he looked down.
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At Athens, Melito immediately accused Socrates of corrupting minors to the authorities of Athens, and exemplified as conclusive evidence of this, how to shore with its fallacies, to a young victim of fate, to a painful death by his own hand. Socrates after being tried, was convicted and sentenced to death. He defended the wise philosopher and philosophizing nobly served the sentence: he drank the hemlock without hesitation, and took leave of his dear disciples as he died, urged caution and reason, and chanting poems and Belleza.Melito Goodness after this Pyrrhic victory, ultimately, was discovered in shady and fraudulent political maneuvering and likewise was sentenced to morir.Nadie took to tell their final.Hegesias meanwhile lived a long time, and became infamous dragging hundreds youth suicide, thanks to his treatise "The art of dying of hunger." Alarmed the authorities banned the movement of this work, and suspended under threat of death penalty Hegesias of any attempt to exercise their radical enseñanza.Se that Hegesias then went to the abandoned Tarshish and took refuge in the sanctuary in ruins . Never heard of él.Este was the fatal destiny, the satyr of Tarshish.
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